Archives & Library Special Collections
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Call Number: ARC.212
Extent: 28.0 cubic feet, in 75 boxes: 32 manuscript boxes, 38 flat boxes, and 5 small boxes.
The Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims and Henry Ward Beecher collection traces the career of the Reverend Henry Ward Beecher, the well known 19th century preacher, and the history of Plymouth Congregational Church, of which Beecher was the first pastor. Plymouth Church was a major institution in 19th century Brooklyn, first gaining recognition on national and international levels as Beecher’s pulpit. Beecher was well known for his oratorical ability and for his vocal opposition to slavery and support of the Northern cause during the Civil War. He also spoke out on subjects ranging from women’s suffrage and evolution to organized labor and temperance. Beecher was a popular figure despite controversy that surrounded his activities, including a charge of adultery that resulted in a widely reported trial in 1875.
The collection relates principally to Beecher’s pastorate at Plymouth Church from 1847 until his death in 1887. Other materials, ranging through 1980, concern the church’s other pastors and the history of Plymouth Church itself, which consolidated with the Church of the Pilgrims in 1934. The papers provide insight into the church congregation’s various activities, illustrate the history of Beecher’s influence on his congregation and on 19th century congregationalism, and shed light on both the public and private life of a major American personality of the 19th century.
Names:
- Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887
- Abbott, Lyman, 1835-1922
- Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1897
- Beecher, William Constantine, b. 1849
- Durkee, J. Stanley, 1866-1951
- Fifield, Lawrence Wendell, b. 1891
- Hibben, Paxton, 1880-1928
- Hillis, Newell Dwight, 1858-1929
- Hunt, Rose Ward
- Tilton, Elizabeth M. Richards, b. 1834
- Tilton, Theodore, 1835-1907
- Bethel of Plymouth Church (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
- Church of the Pilgrims (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.). Sunday School
- Church of the Pilgrims (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
- Henry Ward Beecher Literary and Debating Society (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
- Henry Ward Beecher Missionary Circle (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
- Plymouth Church (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.). Sunday School
- Plymouth Church (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
- Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
- Plymouth Institute (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
- Ellinwood, T. J., 1830-1921
- King, Horatio C., 1837-1918
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) — Church history
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) — Religious life and customs
- Brooklyn Heights (New York, N.Y.)
- United States — Religion
Subjects:
- Plymouth chimes (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
- Abolitionists — New York (State)
- Adultery — New York (State) — Kings County
- Antislavery movements — United States
- Authors, American
- City clergy — New York (State) — New York
- Clergy as authors
- Congregational churches — New York (State) — Kings County — Clergy
- Congregationalists — New York (State) — Kings County
- Lectures and lecturing — New York (State) — Kings County
- Pews and pew rights
- Reformers — United States
- Religious education of children — New York (State) — Kings County
- Religious institutions — New York (State) — Kings County
- Sunday schools — New York (State) — Kings County
- Trials (Adultery) — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
- Cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
- Church newsletters
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Correspondence
- Cylinder phonographs (phonographs)
- Photographs
- Picture postcards
- Scrapbooks
- Sermons
- Typescripts
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Call Number: V1974.036
Extent: 1.34 Linear feet, in one oversize box and one folder.
The Prospect Park exhibit photography collection contains 33 items and ranges in date from 1877 to circa 1975, with the bulk of materials dating from 1889 to 1897. The collection includes oversize photographs, prints, stereographs, and postcards. Items in the collection show scenes of Prospect Park, such as landscapes, statues, arches, bridges, lakes, and recreational activities, namely bicycling and ice skating. Also included is a photograph of Colored School No. 2 in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. Items in the collection were part of a Brooklyn Historical Society exhibit on Prospect Park in the late 1980s.
Names:
- Brooklyn Historical Society (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Prospect Park (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Landscape photography — New York (State) — Kings County
- Outdoor recreation
- Parks — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
- Photographs
- Picture postcards
- Stereographs
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Call Number: 1978.118
Extent: 0.2 Linear feet, in two folders
This collection pertains to Brooklyn P.S. 3, located at Hancock Street and Bedford Avenue. One volume contains a listing of the members of the classes of 1892 and 1893 and the reunions they attended. Also included is correspondence between P.S. 3 alumni regarding class reunions during the 1940s, and a scrapbook containing graduation programs, reunion dinner programs, clippings, and group photographs.
Names:
- Old Crowd of Public School No. 3
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Public schools — New York (State) — Kings County
- Reunions
Types of material:
- Attendance lists
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Correspondence
- Photographs
- Programs (documents)
- Scrapbooks
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Call Number: 1978.121
Extent: 0.1 Linear feet, in one folder
The Better Brooklyn Committee records include correspondence, memorabilia, minutes, pamphlets, partial list of supporters, lists of candidates, and recipients of Brooklyn Hall of Fame and College Student Awards.
The Brooklyn Hall of Fame and College Student Awards were sponsored by the Better Brooklyn Committee, founded by John La Carte in 1960. The aim of the Better Brooklyn Committee was to “help perpetuate the names of those who contributed to the advancement…honor the self-made…whose achievements will inspire our youth…the builders of a Better Brooklyn.”
Names:
- Better Brooklyn Committee
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Charities — New York (State) — Kings County
- Scholarships — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
- Correspondence
- Lists (document genres)
- Memorabilia
- Pamphlets
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Call Number: 1985.043
Extent: 0.05 Linear feet, in one folder
Richard Prest was a teacher at the Gravesend School and was married to a member of the Van Brunt family. In this note, Prest estimates the number of barleycorns that would reach around the circumference of the Earth. The note is dated 1751.
Names:
- Prest, Richard
- Van Brunt family
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Gravesend (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Educators — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
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Call Number: 1988.005
Extent: 1.67 Linear feet, O’Mahoney Family Papers, 1988.
Certificates and diplomas issued to members of the O’Mahoney family of Brooklyn, including Anna, Catherine, Mary, and May O’Mahoney, for passing various stages of academic achievement during the period 1906 to 1925. Some certificates issued to Anna and Catherine O’Manhoney give them license to teach at the grade school level. Most of the certificates are issued by the Department of Education of the City of New York, as well as St. Francis Xavier’s Academy and various other primary and secondary schools.
Names:
- New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Education
- O’Mahoney family
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Education — New York (State) — Kings County
- Girls — Education — New York (State) — Kings County
- Irish Americans — New York (State) — Kings County
- Schools — New York (State) — Kings County
- Students — New York (State) — Kings County
- Teachers — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
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Call Number: 1985.056
Extent: 5.3 Linear feet, in thirteen manuscript boxes and one oversize box.
Names:
- New York (N.Y.). Committee on Slum Clearance
- Pratt Institute. Free Library
- Pratt Institute
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Clinton Hill (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Pratt Institute monthly (Periodical)
- Pratt Institute record (Periodical)
- Alumnae and alumni
- Art schools — New York (State) — Kings County
- College students — New York (State) — Kings County
- Education, Higher — New York (State) — Kings County
- Education, Humanistic — New York (State) — Kings County
- Engineering schools — New York (State) — Kings County
- Libraries — New York (State) — Kings County
- Library administration — New York (State) — Kings County
- Library schools — New York (State) — Kings County
- Library schools — New York (State) — Kings County — Administration
- Professional education — New York (State) — Kings County
- Technical institutes — New York (State) — Kings County
- Universities and colleges — Alumni and alumnae — New York (State) — Kings County — Societies, etc.
- Universities and colleges — New York (State) — Kings County
- Universities and colleges — New York (State) — Kings County — Administration
- Universities and colleges — New York (State) — Kings County — Faculty
- Urban renewal — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
- Annual reports
- Bulletins
- Catalogs
- Handbooks
- Newsletters
- Printed ephemera
- Programs (documents)
- Publications
- Reports
- Speeches
- Yearbooks
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Call Number: 1986.040
Extent: 0.08 Linear feet, in one folder
The Gerard J. Schwarz papers consist of school records and certificates of Gerard J. Schwarz and Eva Rohman (Schwarz’s mother). Schwarz attended P.S. 137, William J. Morrison High School, Boys High, Brooklyn Evening Technical High School, and war training courses at Pratt Institute during World War II. Rohman attended Central Evening High School for Women. The papers span the period 1909 to 1949 and measure 0.08 linear feet.
Names:
- Schwarz, Gerard J.
- Rohman, Eva
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Education — New York (State) — Kings County
- Public schools — New York (State) — Kings County
- Students — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
- Certificates
- Progress reports
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Call Number: 1985.101
Extent: 0.4 cubic feet, in one manuscript box
The Brooklyn Industrial School Association and Home for Destitute Children Annual Reports collection comprises 0.4 linear feet of materials and spans the dates 1859 to 1910, with the following date gaps: 1854-1858, 1862, 1872, 1897, 1899, 1903, 1904, and 1960. It consists entirely of annual reports, which feature financial statements, summaries of activities and accomplishments for each year, lists of donations and donors, as well as the Association’s constitution and by-laws. These reports do not feature the names or adoption records of any residents of the Home for Destitute Children. A particular strength of the collection is its insight into society’s attitudes regarding poverty during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, specifically the perceived relationship between poverty and moral depravity.
The Brooklyn Industrial School Association was founded in 1854 and formally incorporated in 1857 to provide education, food, and shelter to orphaned, abandoned, and otherwise impoverished children in Brooklyn. It operated schools throughout Brooklyn that enrolled several hundred students per year, as well as the Home for Destitute Children, built in 1862 on Butler Street (now Sterling Place) near Flatbush Avenue. The Association’s approach to its work was expressly religious in nature, with a strong emphasis placed on Christian moral principles. It was founded by female members of several Brooklyn churches, and thereafter its staff and Board of Managers was comprised entirely of women representing the different Christian denominations of Brooklyn.
Names:
- Brooklyn Industrial School Association and Home for Destitute Children
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Children — Institutional care
- Children’s shelters — New York (State) — Kings County
- Group homes for children — New York (State) — Kings County
- Poor — Services for — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
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Call Number: 1985.048
Extent: 0.08 Linear feet, in one folder
Mabel Mahoney’s diploma received upon graduation from Brooklyn Grammar School #39, dated 1899.
Names:
- Grammar School 39 (New York, N.Y.)
- Mahoney, Mabel
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